CD-5

What's a little margin of error between candidates? In today's Inside Edge we show how one of the candidates in the 5th CD told a little fib about some polling numbers they released on May 8th. Is it desperation? Or desperately funny. You decide.

Hal BidlackNo Democrat has ever been elected to Congress from Colorado's 5th Congressional District since the district was created in 1972, but Hal Bidlack is confident he can change that this year. A retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, Bidlack is running unopposed for the Democratic CD-5 nomination against the winner of a three-way GOP primary between incumbent U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colorado Springs), Jeff Crank, and Bentley Rayburn.

In today's Monday Morning Politicking, Bidlack talks about why he thinks he can win in a heavily Republican district, his adventures dressing up as Alexander Hamilton, and his experience being in the Pentagon during the September 11 terrorist attack.

Who's Doug Lamborn's worst nightmare in the CD-5 GOP primary? The answer depends on which opposition campaign you ask.

The campaigns of Jeff Crank and Bentley Rayburn each released polls this week showing their candidate in second place to Lamborn, the incumbent U.S. Representative.

U.S. Rep. Doug LambornU.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colorado Springs) was elected to Congress in 2006 following a contentious and close CD-5 Republican primary battle. Two years later, Lamborn's re-election primary campaign has proven more troublesome than what most incumbents face, as he's squaring off against two of his 2006 primary opponents: Jeff Crank and Bentley Rayburn.

Late last month, Lamborn decided to forego the assembly process and petition onto the ballot - a move that surprised many (but not all) onlookers. But Lamborn is betting that his solid conservative record in the House will propel him to another House term.

In this week's Monday Morning Politicking, Lamborn discusses the issues he'll focus on in the race, why he chose to petition onto the primary ballot, and how he sees the race shaping up.